Political Quotes

“Thank you, Congressman Reed. I appreciate you organizing this Special Order tonight. It's a very important issue, not just to my constituents back in the State of Mississippi, the Fourth Congressional District, but to all Americans. So thank you for doing that. Over the past 2 years, our Nation has engaged in the debate of the future of our country and the future of health care reform. When the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the health care law as a tax, they never meant to send a message that this is a good policy. Their ruling did not change the fact that it is bad for our job creators, which are our small businesses. It's bad for families, and it's bad for seniors. They weren't putting their stamp of approval on the enormous burden of regulations and tax hikes that this bill brings. They weren't making a statement in favor of a law that takes health choices out of the hands of individuals and doctors and that places more control in the hands of government bureaucrats. What they did when they ruled on this law was reaffirm that this is, indeed, a multibillion dollar tax. The Court reaffirmed that it is, indeed, unconstitutional to force a massive Medicaid expansion upon States like Mississippi, which cannot afford it. Finally, the Supreme Court reaffirmed for myself and my colleagues and for millions upon millions of Americans that there is a need to fully repeal this law.…”